Squiddy & Goblins
Part 1

Sorry for the delay I have been sick. I have decided that this will be a two part chapter and the second part will be posted tomorrow! As always I own nothing of the Harry Potter Universe I just like to dabble with it. And remember if you have nothing nice to say then say it anyway because this fan fiction writer has no care, is not a grammar Nazi and is not a professional. My grammar is bad, my style is trash yet people read my stories any way!
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Severus glanced to the clock on the wall as it had been three hours since he had last checked on Harry. Placing the book he was reading down he stood and moved to check on the young boy, slowly peaking into the room he frowned when he noticed the bed was disheveled but empty. Stepping into the room he looked towards the wardrobe and sighed. A small step back it seemed as he slowly opened one of the doors and saw that indeed Harry was inside. The child was curled sitting up with his knees curled to his chest and Bobbity hugged tight against him. His head resting on his knees. Severus lowered himself to sit on the floor by the wardrobe.

"Harry…I need you to come out of the wardrobe" he said as the boy visibly tensed and shook his head.

"Sevius mads at me"

Severus however frowned as the boy mumbled into his knees.

"We do not mumble Harry…do we?" he asked softly as Harry shook his head again and moved his head so his mouth was visible and he spoke again.

"You mads at freak" he stated.

Severus sighed as he moved to pull Harry from the wardrobe this time with only a bit of resistance as he placed the child on his lap and moved the hair from his eyes, he would have to get the boy a proper hair cut soon.

"First you do not call yourself that…you are Harry and a child not a freak…understood?, second I am not mad at you , I am upset at the behavior you showed…you ran off in a strange place and I could not find you…what if someone bad had found you and taken you?"

he asked as Harry looked up at him with wide green eyes. The eyes of his mother. Harry sniffled as tears came to those bright eyes and he began crying, not the tired wailing from before but real tears as his head fell to his chest and he began gently crying. Severus only held him as he rocked slightly.

"Shhh…I am not mad at you…but you must understand that I have to keep you safe..and there are rules you must follow, even when you are tired. Now…come it is dinner time and I know you must be hungry"

he said as he sat the boy down and dried his tears. He then stood and left the boy to follow him which Harry did still gripping Bobbity to him tightly. Severus helped him into his seat as a large bowl of thick beef vegetable soup appeared. Harry placed Bobbity in the chair next to him as he however did not go for the food as usual. Severus practically had to force the boy to eat as Harry was very quiet. Chrystian however sat at the table and smiled at Harry ruffling his hair before she tucked into her own food.

"Papa can Harry and I go swimming tomorrow?" she asked as she knew it was already to late today.

Severus glanced at Harry then to his daughter.

"Yes…I have to finish up some business that will have me busy most of the day. Do not stay out more than three hours…I do not need either of you getting sick from that cold water"

he said firmly as Chrystian smiled brightly. How he had managed to create a hyper active bright teenage girl he was not sure…but here she was and her brightness of course drew Harry out of his shell if just for a bit as he ate a bit more. Chrystian slid a small piece of Chocolate towards Harry after dinner as the young child looked at it in confusion before looking to Chrystian who showed him her own piece before popping it into her mouth and chewing. Harry picked it up and took a small bite his eyes going wide at the sweet taste before putting it all in his mouth and chewing, his cheeks puffed as it was a bit of a large piece than he could handle. Severus of course gave and exasperated sigh and glared at his daughter who just ignored his look as she got up and made her self another cup of tea.

Harry moved to get down from the table after he was gone taking Bobbity back to his room. Chrystian frowned as she was used to him sitting In the living area playing with his stuffed toys. Severus however shook his head slightly to her let the child have some space, he would let him have a day or so and then he would get things back on track, he would not let this set back last long, but he would indeed give him a bit of space, while developmentally he was younger than six, and physically he looked to be about six, he was indeed eight years old and he would treat him as such.

Harry spent the rest of the evening playing quietly in his room, talking to his stuffed bunny and Neve who playfully attacked some of his other stuffed toys. He was happy here, it was nothing like his aunty's house. He was fed all the time now and he was never hungry. He also had a nice warm bed which he still was not used to sleeping in. The wardrobe was smaller than his cupboard under the stairs but it was dry and clean and with his clean blankets he had made it very soft to lay in. However Chrissy and Severus would scold him for sleeping there, they insisted the bed was for him. He looked down to Bobbity and hugged him tighter before getting up and changing into the pajamas that he usually wore and crawled into the bed. It would not be long before first Chrystian would come and bid him good night and then Severus would read him a story for the night. He liked the stories. Severus's voice was deep and lulled him to sleep even when he struggled to stay awake to hear the end of the story.

There was a soft knock as Chrystian bound into his room with Eros in her arms as the kitten playfully tackled her brother who was in Harry's lap.

"Tomorrow we get to go swimming…I will teach you everything you need to know!" she said excitedly as she tucked Harry in. Harry however was still very quiet as he looked up to her.

"Is…Sevius still mads at me?" he asked and the older girl shook her head.

"Nope…when I was your age I went for a walk by myself around the school and papa said he looked for me for hours…he was upset for a while at me but after dinner he was not mad any more…I promise!" she said as she gave him a soft smile.

Harry's eyes were wide in wonder.
" Howurs? Wow…and I never been swimming befores…What is it?" he asked as Chrystian blinked.

"Well you know how you take a bath in the tub?" she asked and he nodded.
"Well it is the same thing…except you wear shorts…and the water is cold and there is mud on your feet…its nice" she added as Harry wiggled his toes imaging mud on his feet, it had been a while since he had mud on his feet, not since aunt Tunias.

" Will Sevius swims with us?" he asked as Chrystian snorted and shook her head.
"No…he does not like swimming in the lake…but one day I will see if he can take us to the beach!" she said as Harry perked, he did know of the beach.
Aunt Tunia and Uncle Vernon always took Dudley to the beach during the summer. He of course never got to go so the thought of going excited him a bit as a tiny smile formed on his lips.

"There is that smile I like so much…well goodnight Harry…sweet dreams" she said as she kissed his cheek and picked up Eros and left the room. It was not long until Severus came in and sat on the bed in his usual spot a book in his hand as he looked down to the small child.

"Harry…you did well today…except for the small tantrum…but that has been forgiven…will you try and stay in the bed tonight?" he asked softly as harry hugged Bobbity closer to him but gave a soft nod. He however noticed that Severus did not move the pile of blankets or small pillow from the wardrobe, he allowed the boy that comfort, if just for the night.

"Tonight I will read to you the tale of the three brothers…" Severus said as he leaned back a bit and began reading. Harry of course paid good attention even asking a question or two before Severus felt his weight lean into him a bit. He looked down and sure enough Harry was fast asleep, the stuffed bunny held against him loosely. Severus moved to tuck him in better as he made sure Bobbity was tucked in as well. Only then did he move to the wardrobe and open it, he took out the covers and folded them neatly before placing them back. He then moved around the room placing toys in their rightful spots. The child was not messy by any means, not like his godson Draco any ways. He then darkened the room leaving he door cracked as always to give some light so the child could find himself to the bathroom if he needed. Harry at first had wet the bed often but as the weeks passed it was less and less frequent and for this Severus was glad, he could tell it took a toll on the child esteem.

The next morning Severus was awoken to a loud shrill scream and set of giggles. At first it had startled him but he soon relaxed when he realized it was just Harry and Chrystian. He glanced at the clock by his bed and yawned as it was still rather early. He lounged for a bit before he could smell the alluring scent of coffee. Chrystian always knew that coffee would get him up. Chrystian had started making coffee and tea daily when she was eleven. It was her way of spending the mornings with him before breakfast while school was in session. She was always allowed access to their private quarters even during school. That first year she seemed to sneak into her own bed as even she had homesickness. Now that she was older she only came to his quarters in the mornings, weekend and holidays. Finally rising Severus readied himself for the day. He would visit Gringotts to get business taken care of today while Chrystian watched Harry.

Upon leaving his room he rose a brow at the sight of Chrystian and Harry waiting for him at the table. Thick French toast adorned each plate. He made his coffee up the way he liked it after he sat down as both children started eating. It was an unspoken tradition that Chrystian had that she would not eat before he sat at the table unless he was sick and Harry had picked up on that as he sat patiently as well, of course it was easier for him. Severus too began eating but paused when the post appeared in the middle of the table causing Harry to jump slightly. Having only enchanted windows meant that the post was delivered by trusted house elf and not by owl. He handed Chrystian a few items of mail before he took the rest and leafed through the junk and put aside the potion orders from the ministry and a letter form Lucius Malfoy. He of course had been anticipating this since the day he saw Narcissa in Diagon Ally. He however glanced up as Chrystian gasped and stood.

"Papa! My syllabus and book list from Cambridge Magical came!"

she beamed as she did a little jig in place as she had applied earlier in the year and had been accepted for owl distance courses for her studies in Potions and Herbology she would do practicals and she could not take them under him as she was his daughter and seen as biased. Harry looked confused as he had a mouth full of toast, some syrup running down his chin as he chewed. Severus frowned at the amount he was stuffing in his mouth at one time but he waited for him to swallow it all before saying anything stopping his next bite and cutting it in half.

" You will choke if you keep eating like that…smaller bites, and chew…you can have as much as you want as long as you follow those two rules and no speaking with your mouth full."

He said as he shot his daughter a glare as she however was fully absorbed in her letter. Harry sheepishly nodded as he ate.

"What that?" he asked softly as Chrystian looked up and beamed at him.

"This? Oh this is a letter telling me I can go to adult school…while still going to Hogwarts!" she gushed as she clearly was excited. Harry tilted his head a bit.
"School?" he had never heard that word in detail before he was not sure what it was but from the looks of it, it sounded fun.

Chrystian nodded.

"Yep…we live in a school you know..and when you turn eleven you get to take classes here just like me! And Papa will be one of your professors!" she stated proudly as harry looked from her to the older man who was sipping his tea with a nod.

"Papa is a teacher…he teaches Potions…he is a Master Harry, which means he is the best in the entire world at it"

she stated as Severus sat a bit straighter. Harry's eyes were wide in awe and wonder as he didn't know the older man was so cool, even if he was not sure what he really did.

" Speaking of school…will Harry be taking any lessons?" the older girl asked as Severus put his cup down.

"As if yet…we need see where we need to start and we will go from there, and I will speak with Madam Pince about lessons…" he stated as Irma Pince while being a strict ruler of the Library was also a wonder at teaching younger children the basics. He would speak with her before he went to Diagon Ally. Chrystian had been taught under her and smiled with a nod.

" Come on Harry lets find you some good shorts to go swimming in!"

Chrystian said as she handed her father the book list so he could pick up the books and supplies she would need while he was out. Harry moved to follow the older girl as Severus looked over the list as he frowned at some of the titles as he clearly knew there were better materials and he would make sure she was well prepared, not that he did not believe she was going to be prepared on her own. He moved to gather some items to take with him to Gringotts before he glanced into Harry's room as Chrystian was helping the younger boy find warm swim shorts.

"Remember…no more than three hours and do not forget to give him potion at lunch" he reminded her and she waved him off as she went back to adjusting the shorts she had found.

Harry stood on the shore to the Black Lake, it was massive and he felt scared as he looked at the gentle lapping water mere feet away. Chrystian however was busy setting up some towels in the sun as well as a picnic basket for lunch. She stood and placed her hands on her hips proud of her small set up before turning to Harry.

"Alright…so first lets just sit and put our feet in the water, it will be cold so we need to slowly get used to it" she said as she kicked off her own shoes and moved to the edge of the lake sitting and patting the grass next to her as she then helped him with his shoes. The smaller boy shivered as his feet touched the water and he drew them back up. Chrystian however said nothing as she put her feet in and moved her legs around easily, she was used to it. She knew in time Harry would try again. It took about an hour before Harry tried again this time leaving his tiny feet in the water just for a few moments before taking them out and curling his legs to his chest and shaking his head.
"It's too cold" he said and she nodded.

"That is okay we can just sit here in the warm sun…"

Chrystian smiled down to him as she picked up Bobbity, the only time he was with out this toy was when they had gone to London.
"Where did you get Bobbity?" she asked as harry looked to the stuffed bunny, he was not perfect but he was his best friend and all he really had for a long time.

"Dudders broked him and Aunty tossed him aways…but I saveded him" Harry spoke softly as he reached for his best friend and Chrystian handed him over.
"Do yous haves a best fweind?" he suddenly asked her and she blinked, her eyes softened and she gave a nod.

"In fact I do…he guards my bed his name in Fulky and he is a stuffed dragon that papa gave me when he got me" she said as she fondly remembered the day she came to her father and how scared she had been.

Harry looked back to the lake as his eyes widened and he pointed.
"WOW!" he was already standing at this point as in the distance tentacle's were out of the water.

"That is Squiddy..he lives in the lake and he likes the students as long as they stay by the shore and swim." She said as the young boy was wide eyed as he giggled. The squid seemed to play for a while before disappearing back under the waters surface. There was a buzz from Chrystian's wand as she sighed and got up.
" Okay Harry…times up…would you like to go with me to the library after lunch?" she asked as she moved to take out the food the elves had packed for their picnic smiling as there were fruits and sandwiches.


** Note Sorry I have to make this chapter into two parts I got sick and have been sick for over a week. Next part will follow Severus at Gringotts…what will he find…what secrets lie in the seal vaults?. Hope you guys enjoy! Thank you!*